Full Court Minute Books

Case S144/2017

Briggs v. State of New South Wales

Case No.

S144/2017

Case Information

Lower Court Judgment

9/12/2016 Supreme Court of New South Wales (Court of Appeal) (McColl JA, Ward JA, Leeming JA)

[2016] NSWCA 344

Catchwords

Negligence – Works Compensation Act 1987 (NSW) – Breach of duty – Where appellant suffered psychological injury due to exposure to traumatic events in course of duties as police officer – Where appellant told supervisor he was “struggling” and applied for “theoretical demotion” – Where appellant interviewed by Professional Standards Command while on sick leave – Whether Court of Appeal erred in finding respondent did not breach duty of care by failing to make enquiries as to appellant’s reasons for seeking demotion – Whether Court of Appeal erred in formulation of content of duty of care – Whether Court of Appeal erred in finding respondent did not breach duty of care in manner in which professional standards enquiry conducted while appellant was on sick leave.

Short particulars

Documents

12/05/2017 Hearing (SLA, Canberra)

25/05/2017 Notice of appeal

16/06/2017 Written submissions (Appellant)

16/06/2017 Chronology (Appellant)

04/07/2017 Written submissions (Respondent)

11/07/2017 Reply

02/11/2017 Chronology (Respondent)

08/11/2017 Notice of Discontinuance

10/11/2017 Hearing (Full Court, Canberra) - VACATED